Bushmills

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Bushmills

Coordinates55.21°, -6.52°

Demographic figures from UK Office for National Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Bushmills is a village on the north coast of County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Bushmills had a population of 1,247 in the 2021 Census. It is located 60 miles (97 km) from Belfast, 11 miles (18 km) from Ballycastle and 9 miles (14 km) from Coleraine. The village owes its name to the River Bush and to a large watermill that was built there in the early 17th century. It is home to the Old Bushmills Distillery, which produces Irish whiskey, and is near the Giant's Causeway.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Nearby places in Northern Ireland

• Portballintrae
  1 mi away
• Ballyallaght
  1.9 mi away
• Liscolman
  3.7 mi away
• Dunseverick
  3.9 mi away
• Derrykeighan
  4.6 mi away
• Portbradden
  4.7 mi away
• Ballybogey
  5.4 mi away
• Dervock
  6.1 mi away
• Ballintoy
  6.8 mi away
• Stranocum
  7.9 mi away
• Clintyfinnan
  8.5 mi away
• Capecastle
  9.1 mi away

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

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Books about Bushmills

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Small Tortoiseshell

Aglais urticae

Seen 2026-09-15

Halesus radiatus

Halesus radiatus

Seen 2026-09-14

Northern Wheatear

Oenanthe oenanthe

Seen 2026-09-14

Grey Seal

Halichoerus grypus

Seen 2026-09-14

ragwort

Jacobaea vulgaris

Seen 2026-09-14

Black Tar Spot

Rhytisma acerinum

Seen 2026-09-14

sycamore maple

Acer pseudoplatanus

Seen 2026-09-14

common bracken

Pteridium aquilinum

Seen 2026-09-14

common heather

Calluna vulgaris

Seen 2026-09-14

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).